Albert Franklin Masters Jr
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Object Number - UPL 5531 - The 1st Lieutenant Thomas D Hedley crew at Station 111, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire UK early 1945
He flew on Thomas Hedley crew. Reported to the ETO on 28 Nov 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-513436
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Irvine, KY | 15 January 1924 | |
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Other Assigned to 306th BG |
Thurleigh Airfield, UK | 28 November 1944 | |
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Other Promoted to TSGT |
Thurleigh Airfield, UK | 1 April 1945 | |
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Died |
Lexington, KY | 10 July 1991 | |
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Buried |
Ebenezer Cemetery, Jessamine County, KY | 13 July 1991 | Ebenezer Cemetery Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA |
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
